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Then what the heck is this ?! Next to the Grand Palace of all places! Is this the kind of thing that would look good standing next to most national landmarks? https://www.nationthailand.com/thailand/bangkok/40049951 All this talk about "soft power", then why not promote actual Thai culture, instead of copying things and turning the place into a homogeneous dump.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2057035/residents-fury-280ft-eyesore You can't miss it!

An increased heart rate would most likely refer to tachycardia. I had one vaccination (I pretty much knew it was a scam but wanted to prove to myself that I was right). I suffered from tachycardia from about week 2 to week 8 after the vaccination. My resting heart rate went up to about 130-140. I figured out it was due to a cytokine storm and started taking anti-histamine to cope with it. It could just about keep it under control and I managed to wean myself off the antihistamine after about 3 months. I had to drastically alter my diet and take a range of supplements. All in all it took about a year to get back to normal. I had to do my own research and came up with many of the same conclusions that you can see on the internet today. While I was going through all this there was zero information out there. It was one of those episodes that my mother would call "character building"!!

I wonder if there will be compensation this time around?! They had to pay out a lot last time. https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2389325/nhso-halts-jab-compensation

Maharaja Singh agreed to accede his state (Jammu and Kashmir) to India rather than Pakistan (Oct 1947)

The roots of this conflict go back far further than the British Empire. The region was Hindu, then Buddhist, then conquered by the Muslims, then became part of a Sikh empire , then under Sikh/British control...... The Maharaja of the area (a Sikh aligned to the British) was the one who refused to cede to Pakistani control (during separation), and asked for help from the British and Hindus. It is an issue that is far more complex than British colonialism!

In my experience, when someone behaves the way she did, it is best not to believe their version of events.

None of us know what happened . We weren't there.

Absolutely right , I can see no proof that she was allowed to wear shoes. I saw one explanation from a Thai (profile seemed to suggest she lived on the island). She said that staff asked the girl to remove her shoes 3 times but she wouldn't. She then said a Thai(s) intervened because they were unhappy about the behaviour and felt sorry for the staff.

Will that money be going back into "Chinese pockets". Where I live, many of the hotels and tourist businesses are owned/run by Chinese. Most of their customers are also Chinese.

Is the shop owner on record as saying that (shoes OK) because I can't find anything on Thai social media mentioning quotes along those lines.

It seems that none of us were actually there, so no one knows what actually happened. So all this talk about sore feet, shoes or no shoes etc. is just hearsay. I have my doubts about whether this argument was about shoes because if you look at the table there are half full glasses of drinks along with a plate of something that has already been eaten. In addition the ashtray looks quite full. It is possible that the table has not been cleared but I was not there so of course I don't know. From what I can see it looks as though she got in an argument about something else (presumably with a Thai person - "your country").

If you look on the Pai Facebook page (Real Pai Family) you can see there is yet another issue involving the defacement of public signs with Hebrew stickers (leaving no question as to who put them there, as they are in Hebrew). For some reason the Israelis seem to have chosen what used to be the most peaceful idyllic locations on the tourist trail! It seems somewhat ironic! Sorry picture doesn't show but you can see on their facebook page

Low bile acid level is another cause.

Price of chillies ,lowest in 10 years. Not really worth harvesting. (Link is in Thai but you should be able to translate). https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1DTV2zx1gW/

"Local" , as in all the way from New Zealand !!!!! https://ismfoodproducts.com/portfolio-item/daily-rich-instant-full-cream-milk-powder/

So much for "buy local" !!! https://thainewsroom.com/2025/04/26/dairy-farmers-forced-to-dump-milk-after-private-company-stops-buying/

https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/pr/2969486/cp-foods-reports-thb-19-5-billion-profit-surge-in-2024

At last someone has spotted the real problem.

A lot that I watch have already been mentioned, so I will add this for a bit of fun! It doesn't come more English than this! Rimski and Handkerchief

From what I've seen it's mostly not the budget travellers who leave the trash. In my area 10-15 years ago you never used to see trash in the streets and there were only budget type accommodations along with residential houses. Fast forward to 2025 and you have pretty much no true budget accommodation left but you have about 20 mid range to high end hotels just in my neighbourhood. The amount of rubbish is ridiculous. I find it interesting when people say "they want big spenders here". Who exactly are they? From what I can see almost none of the hotels are run by local people. Personally I don't feel good about lining the pockets of out of town (mostly BKK) or overseas investors. I would prefer that my money benefits the local community.

They must have all known each other because otherwise he (Yutthana) would not have known he had killed the woman's husband. If you are from another area you are not aware who is husband and wife unless you have been stalking or making previous in depth enquiries.

If you want any of this to work you will probably have to stop eating any processed food and sugar, and most carbohydrates. Bromelain is mostly found in pineapple stalks (crunchy bits) and you will probably need "industrial quantities" of turmeric.

Years ago a friend of mine was helping at a party attended by Buzz Aldrin and asked him in person "Buzz, what was it like on the moon?" His answer, "I can't believe I was there." Make of it what you will!! She said there were rumours at the time (in the late 70's) that it was staged, so the answer wasn't exactly helpful.